Gattaca Movie Guide + Activities | Eugenics | Answer Keys Inc

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This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Gattaca (1997)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 45 question set)
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Discussion questions. Includes some example answers.

• Students to answer seven inferential questions. The last question looking at pros and cons of genetically engineering and selecting humans could work well for a small debate.
• Students to come together as a class and share their answers.

About the movie

Society has all but removed the natural birthing process and now relies on genetically engineering humans to enhance abilities and remove genetic disorders. The movie follows the life of Vincent, one of the few humans born naturally, and his journey to fulfil his ambition of travelling to space. The problem is his genetic makeup means he can only apply for menial jobs, and must do something drastic to achieve his dream of space travel.

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Spare Parts Movie Guide + Activities | Hispanic Heritage Month | Answer Keys Inc

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Spare Parts (2015)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher. Prepare your students for the oncoming year with this inspirational and positive movie about hard work, honesty, personal accountability, and treating others well.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – News article writing

• Students to imagine they are junior reporters who go visit the boys after they won the competition. In the first part they write notes on the imaginary interviews in preparation to write a short news article, which will include questions and answers from the boys.
• Using the notes, students to write an exciting article, which also includes a drawing and quotes from the interviews.

Based on a true story, the movie follows four Mexican high school students who form a robotics club under the guidance of their new substitute teacher. With little experience and a limited budget, the boys manage to put together an underwater robot good enough to enter into the National Underwater Robotics Competition. Working together they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime. This is rated PG-13, you can get a free permission slip here.

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We Have a Ghost Movie Guide + Activities | Halloween | Answer Keys Inc

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "We Have a Ghost (2023)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (20 removed from the 50 question set)
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character writing

• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts and to include a drawing of their chosen character.

The movie is about the Presley family, who after moving into a fixer-upper house find that the attic is haunted by a ghost named Ernest. After Kevin records the ghost and the video becomes viral, Ernest suddenly becomes a social media sensation and a target of the CIA paranormal division. This is rated PG-13 and does have swearing in it, you can get a free permission slip here.

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Star Wars: A New Hope Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Inc

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character writing and creative writing

• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts and include a drawing of their chosen character.
• Students to write a short story about what one or more of the characters decided to do after the Death Star had been destroyed. If they choose more than one character, they need to involve both in the same story.

About the movie: After plans of an Imperial space station are stolen by rebels against the Empire, two droids set off on a mission to keep them safe and ensure they don't end up in the wrong hands. The droids eventually meet Luke Skywalker, a farm boy from Tatooine who suddenly finds himself embroiled in the resistance on their mission to try and help stop the advancements of the Galactic Empire.

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Dead Poets Society Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Dead Poets Society (1989)".

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This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (10 removed from the 40 question set)
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Classroom discussion questions & Storyboard and synopsis

• 3 questions for class discussion based on finding examples in the movie. Ideally suited to do in pairs then to be discussed as a class afterwards. Example answers included.
• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

Set at a prestigious all boys boarding school, the movie is about a new English teacher who uses unorthodox methods of teaching, specifically poetry, to reach out to his students who face great pressure from their parents and the school to succeed.

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Zathura Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 15 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions will also work well with younger grades and ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 25 questions requiring full sentence answers (10 removed from the 35 question set)

• 24 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers + 1 question requiring full sentence answer

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to remind them of the sequences.

• Synopsis. Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Creativity and puzzles

• Students are to design a board game similar to Zathura. They name it, write the instructions and then draw it.

• Just for fun word search and crossword puzzle (10 questions with the answers being the words to find in the word search) also 5 additional words to find. Answer key included

Marking idea for the comprehension questions

When the students have finished the questions, they swap their work with their friends to mark. We go through together as a class, taking it in turns to ask and answer questions. Students can also check grammar and spelling if more advanced, and then rechecked by the teacher.

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Adapted from the book by Chris Van Allsburg (who also wrote Jumanji), the movie is about two brothers, Walter and Danny, who find a mysterious board game in the basement which transports their house into outer space. They try to survive the game so they can return home.

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The Brothers Grimm Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 15 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The Brothers Grimm (2005)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions will also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (10 removed from the 40 question set)

• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Designing a plan to remove a “monster”. (Creativity)

• Students to imagine they’re part of Will and Jake’s crew. They need to come up with a new elaborate plan to fleece a town. As part of the planning stage, they’ll need to include these details:

1. Make up a local legend they’ll use in the town.

2. Design at least one new contraption they’ll use with the “monster” and how it works.

3. Make a plan of how they’ll defeat the “monster”.

4. A layout of the stage where they’ll defeat the “monster”.

PART 3 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to remind them of the sequences.

• Synopsis. Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

The movie is based on an exaggerated and fictitious portrait of the Brothers Grimm. Jake and Will Grimm travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures. They are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse, requiring genuine courage.

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The Secret Garden Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The Secret Garden (1993)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL students. Answer keys included.

• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 45 question set)

• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Creativity (writing and design)

• Students to imagine they’ve stumbled upon a secret garden surrounded by walls. They then have to draw a plan of the garden and include the entrance, lots of flowers, trees, foliage, ornaments and anything else they think would look good in the garden. They need to label it too.

• Students to close their eyes and imagine they’re opening the gate to their secret garden. They visualize walking around and write in detail everything they can see and hear in the space provided.

• Students to describe in detail what their three favorite parts in their garden look like and why they're so special. They also need to include a picture.

Based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the movie is about a young girl named Mary Lennox, who after being sent back to England from India, goes to live on her Uncle Lord Craven's estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied, which includes finding a secret garden.

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October Sky Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "October Sky (1999)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made three sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL students. Answer keys included.

• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 25 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 40 question set)

• 24 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers (Q25 requires a full sentence answer)

PART 2 – Creative writing

• Students to write a newspaper article about Homer winning at the National Science Fair. Needs to include a drawing.

• Students to design and label a rocket site similar to the one Homer and his friends had made. They then need to write in detail the setup and a recount of a launch.

PART 3 – Storyboard and Synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to remind them of the sequences

• Synopsis. Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

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Based on Homer Hickam's memoir Rocket Boys, the movie follows the true story of Homer in his determination to build and launch his own rocket with the help of three friends. Unfortunately, most of the town and especially Homer's father thinks that they are wasting their time.

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If you don't already have the movie, you can purchase or rent it from Amazon.com

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Dora and the Lost City of Gold Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key included

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This 16 page movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made three sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included

• 40 questions in chronological order.

• 30 questions in chronological order (10 questions removed from the 40 question set)

• 30 multiple choice questions in chronological order with 3 possible answers.

PART 2 – recount writing, describing a character.

• Students to imagine they’ve just interviewed Dora and her friends about their jungle adventure. They then write an article for their school paper.

• Students to write a little bit about the favorite character in the movie. Includes describing them, writing about their personality and what the student liked and disliked about them. Also need to draw them.

PART 3 – Puzzle (answer key included)

1. First students need to put 10 events from the movie in the correct order.

2. Following that, the students use those answers to get 10 letters that will go into the code box.

3. They can then use those 10 letters in the code box to complete part of the secret message and to work out the sequence. Once they have the sequence they can work out the secret message and the answer to the riddle. I have highlighted the sequence in bold in the code box.

Marking idea for the comprehension questions

When the students have finished the questions, they swap their work with their friends to mark. We go through together as a class, taking it in turns to ask and answer questions. Students can also check grammar and spelling if more advanced, and then rechecked by the teacher.

This movie is about Dora, a teenage explorer, who leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.

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